Founding farm animals and exotic gifts
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The Victorian era wild menageries
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Raccoons, sheep, and Cold War diplomacy
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Modern media darlings and pet diplomacy
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YOUR GOAL
Master of White House pets
schopenhauer Match unusual pets to their presidents to discover the wild history of White House animals.
schopenhauer Founding Farm Animals
The King of Spain sent a giant royal gift, To give the nation’s farming a powerful lift!
schopenhauer Andrew Jackson's pet parrot Poll had to be removed from his funeral for swearing.
Grizzly bear cubs: Thomas Jefferson kept two grizzly bear cubs on the White House lawn before donating them to a Philadelphia museum.
schopenhauer Marquis de Lafayette gifted John Quincy Adams an alligator that lived in an unfinished bathroom.
An uncastrated male sheep. In 1808, Thomas Jefferson's Shetland ram famously attacked several pedestrians on the White House lawn.
Where did President John Quincy Adams reportedly keep an alligator gifted to him by Lafayette?
What type of animal did President Martin Van Buren receive from the Sultan of Oman before Congress forced him to sell them?
Which early U.S. President is famously known for owning a mockingbird named Dick that rode on his shoulder?
What breed was President James Buchanan's famous 170-pound pet named Lara, who was known for keeping perfectly still for hours with one eye open?
Which of George Washington's horses was his primary mount during the American Revolutionary War?
Which animal did King Charles III of Spain gift to George Washington in 1785 to help breed American mules?
Which U.S. President was gifted two grizzly bear cubs by explorer Zebulon Pike in 1807?
Why was President Andrew Jackson's African grey parrot, Poll, removed from his funeral in 1845?